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Go For Your Guns – Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers are one of the more underrated groups of all time simply due to the amount of Isley Brothers songs that we’ve all heard and did not know they were Isley Brothers songs or songs by the Isley Brothers or samples from Isley Brothers songs. Right? Seriously though, the amount of renditions/samples/covers of Continue reading
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I Want You – Marvin Gaye
Don’t tell anyone but I think this is better than What’s Going On. At least damn close to it, the only thing that this album is lacking is the powerful songwriting. Which, upon writing, does feel like quite an important factor. This album kicks off with the now (re)popularized I Want You, the foundation of Continue reading
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Enigmatic Society – Dinner Party
The newest release from Dinner Party is the second album from the trio of Robert Glasper, Terrance Martin and Kamasi Washington that my blog has been graced with. The first album was tight, groovy and super catchy – and I think this may have been because that album had production from one of the best Continue reading
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Action – The Blackbyrds
Great jazzy, funky tunes from a relatively unknown band, at least to me. Highly recommend checking them out if parliament type music is what you fancy. Also some fantastic instrumentalization (a word) in the form of some harmonic backings or straight out solos. Can get a bit 80s at times, especially for a 90s album. Continue reading
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Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack
Look, I’m sorry the good reviews aren’t as fun as the bad ones. A critique I’ve had for a while. This is a good album, Roberta Flack is a great singer and this has one of the better songs of all time on it. The high point is the opener though, which does make it Continue reading
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Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Not much to say, so let’s keep it simple: Some great soul from one of the best. Favorite songs: Let’s Stay Together, So You’re Leaving, What is this Feeling, Judy, It Ain’t No Fun To Me Continue reading
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Dinner Party – Terrance Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder
How can this not be good! Some incredible jazz/r&b/soul instrumentalists collaborating to create some tracks with beautiful vocals from phoelix, or some incredible jazzy&smooth instrumental tracks. I’ve said it and I will continue to say it, put some saxophone on a song and I am most likely game unless it is some absolute dog shit. Continue reading
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Pieces of a Man – Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scot-Heron’s 1971 album’s start took me off guard. I recognized this poem and message – the Revolution will not be televised. It will not be streamed live. After doing a bit more research, I was reminded that Gil Scott Heron’s poem is regarded as a critical moment in the foundation of Hip-Hop – maybe Continue reading
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Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
Luther has always been someone I wanted to listen to. And there is certainly some groovy ass shit in here, and some good ass singing. But this is mainly a product of it’s time, meaning it kinda sounds like it was from the 80’s. There is nothing wrong with that, but I treat this the Continue reading
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Stevie Wonder – Innervisions
A true fucking masterpiece. Many will say that Stevie’s best album is Songs in the Key of Life, but Innervisions takes the #1 spot for me, and is up there for my favorite albums of all time, partially due to the bond I shared with this album traveling. The album starts off with the funky, Continue reading
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